Potty kit

ABSTRACT

The present invention relates to a kit comprising materials suitable for constructing and/or decorating a potty by a child. Accordingly, the child may build a potty with this kit, decorate it, and be amused by other elements of said kit. Thus the child may develop an emotional connection to said potty, and as a result the antagonism of the infant toward said potty may be lowered.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

[0001] According to Freudianism, babyhood of 1-24 months old infants isthe important stage for basic formation of character, and most of2-6-year old infants can relieve themselves in a given place and in thecorrect body position through several toilet-training and trials anderrors. If motivation is provided to children in this babyhood to showtheir intention to evacuate, they can easily go to stool by themselves.This toilet training helps children with becoming well rounded.

[0002] Babyhood is a very important stage of the life of human beingbecause the babyhood is the stage for basic formation of emotion, customand character. It is preferred to let the infants naturally acquaintthemselves with interest with the correct emotion as well as with thecorrect custom.

[0003] It is known that the introduction of an infant to a potty may bea traumatic experience to said infant. Therefore, a need for a pottywhich will create no antagonism or relatively little antagonism towardsthe infant remains.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

[0004] According to one aspect, the present invention relates to a kitcomprising materials suitable for constructing and/or decorating a pottyby a child.

[0005] According to another aspect, the present invention relates to apotty prepared by such a kit.

[0006] According to another aspect, the present invention relates to akit for constructing a potty comprising:

[0007] a) a biowaste collecting container;

[0008] b) a potty seat; said biowaste collecting container and pottyseat being suitable to be assembled by a 2 to 6 year old child, to forma potty.

[0009] Preferably, the kit further comprising a children's bookcomprising a children's story which encourages a child to use a potty.

[0010] According to another aspect, the present invention relates to akit for constructing a potty by way of amusement, comprising a pluralityof construction parts suitable to be constructed by a 2 to 6 year oldchild.

[0011] According to another aspect, the present invention relates to akit for decorating a potty comprising a potty and decorations suitableto be applied to said potty.

[0012] Preferably, said potty or a part thereof is of the texture of anerasable blackboard.

[0013] Preferably, said decorations are stickers selected from the groupof decorative stickers, amusement stickers and stickers withillustrations of popular children entities, said stickers being suitableto be applied by a 2 to 6 year old child.

[0014] Preferably, the kit further comprising a children's bookcomprising a children's story which encourages the use of a potty.

[0015] Preferably said biowaste collecting container is selected fromthe group of bowl and disposable container.

[0016] According to another aspect, the present invention relates to akit for constructing a potty and decorating a potty.

[0017] The advantage of the potty prepared according to the presentinvention is that it has been found that a child that builds and/ordecorates a potty by himself, develops an emotional connection to saidpotty, and as a result the antagonism of the infant toward said potty islowered.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0018] The kit of the present invention can be comprised of a widevariety of means of building and/or decorating a potty. The level ofdifficulty in building the potty may also vary and can be matched to theskills of the child to be building. In the event that the skills of thechild are not sufficient for building the potty he may use the help ofan older child such as a sibling or an adult such as a parent.

[0019] The kit of the present invention may comprise, by way of example,six square boards, one of which comprises a hole. Said six boards areeasily attached together as can be seen in the drawings, to form a cubehaving a hole on one of its sides. Said side being suitable to be theseat of the potty. However the shape and form of the components forbuilding the potty and of the potty itself may vary in a wide scope ofembodiments and variations.

[0020] By further way of example, the kit of the present invention maycomprise Lego® blocks or any other type of construction blocks ormaterials. The amount of blocks and their shape being suitable forforming a potty. If needed, the kit may further comprise an illustrationand/or instructions to assist the builder of the potty.

[0021] The potty built according to the present invention may bedesigned in such a way that it is suitable for the child to decorate it.

[0022] According to one embodiment the outside walls of the potty may beof the texture of an erasable blackboard. According to this embodiment,the child may decorate the potty with suitable markers or chalk andlater easily erase said board and decorate the potty again.

[0023] According to another embodiment the kit of the present inventionmay comprise stickers suitable to be stuck on the potty, said stickershaving drawings of popular children entities such as Winnie the Pooh©,Kermit the Frog©, or beauty and the beast©, the Jungle Book©, Accordingto another embodiment said figures may be in the form of a coloring bookand the child can color these figures.

[0024] According to another embodiment, the potty built according to thepresent invention may be easily dismantled. Thus the child may enjoy theexperience of building his own potty numerous times.

[0025] As understood from the description above, the potty builtaccording to the present invention may interest the child more than atypical potty, and may looked upon as a type of a toy.

[0026] It is important for the potty to be clean at all times. In orderto achieve this goal the potty built according to the present inventionpreferably employs a disposable container for collecting the biowaste.

[0027] A potty comprising a disposable container is described inter aliain the following publications, all of which are incorporated byreference: U.S. Pat. No. 6,115,855,

[0028] According to a preferred embodiment the disposable container usedin the present invention comprises means to treat the uncomfortable odorof the biowaste. Such means may be any one or more of absorbing agents,degrading agents, and/or air purifiers. Such absorbing agents, degradingagents, and/or air purifiers.are well known to one with average skillsin the art. Typical, but not limitative kinds of such materials aredescribed, inter alia, in U.S. Pat. No. 5,352,444, and 5,589,164.

[0029] According to another embodiment the present invention relates toa kit comprising a potty and one or more of absorbing agents, degradingagents, and/or air purifiers.

[0030] According to another embodiment, the kit of the present inventionfurther comprises a children's book comprising contents in favor of theuse of a potty. Such contents may be, as an example, a story of a childwho uses a potty and is satisfied.

[0031] The present invention further relates to a biowaste collectorsuch as a diaper or a potty which employs means for treating thebiowaste. Such means may be any one or more of absorbing agents, smellneutralizers, degrading agents, as described hereinabove.

[0032] While particular embodiments of the invention have been describedin detail, further embodiments of the invention which comprise anycombination of a first and additional device are within the scope of thepresent invention.

[0033] While embodiments of the invention have been described by way ofdescription, it will be apparent that the invention may be carried outwith many modifications, variations and adaptations, without departingfrom its spirit or exceeding the scope of the claims.

[0034] It should be understood that some modification, alteration andsubstitution is anticipated and expected from those skilled in the artwithout departing from the teachings of the invention. Accordingly, itis appropriate that the following claims be construed broadly and in amanner consistent with the scope and spirit of the invention.

1. A kit for constructing a potty comprising: a) a biowaste collectingcontainer; b) a potty seat; said biowaste collecting container and pottyseat being suitable to be assembled by a 2 to 6 year old child, to forma potty.
 2. A kit according to claim 1 further comprising a children'sbook comprising a children's story which encourages a child to use apotty.
 3. A kit for constructing a potty by way of amusement, comprisinga plurality of construction parts suitable to be constructed by a 2 to 6year old child.
 4. A kit for decorating a potty comprising a potty anddecorations suitable to be applied to said potty.
 5. A kit according toclaim 4 in which said potty or a part thereof is of the texture of anerasable blackboard.
 6. A kit according to claim 4 in which saiddecorations are stickers selected from the group of decorative stickers,amusement stickers and stickers with illustrations of popular childrenentities, said stickers being suitable to be applied by a 2 to 6 yearold child.
 7. A kit according to claim 4 further comprising a children'sbook comprising a children's story which encourages the use of a potty.8. A kit according to claim 4 in which said biowaste collectingcontainer is selected from the group of bowl and disposable container.9. A kit according to claim 1 further comprising decorations suitable tobe applied to the potty.
 10. a kit according to claim 2 furthercomprising decorations suitable to be applied to the potty.